CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL



CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCHOLARSHIP NEWSLETTER

December 6, 2013

Please be aware that if in the column labeled application there is only a web address listed there are no paper applications available.

Please list multiple scholarships on the Pink Request Form

|Scholarship |Description |Application |Due Date |

|Elks Lodge 2497 Most Valuable |Open to any high school senior that is a U.S. citizen. |enf/scholars/mvs.cfm |Dec. 6, 2013 |

|Student Scholarship |These awards are given to students that are at or near the|or | |

| |top of their class; active in school and community |Complete Pink Request Form | |

| |activities; are recognized by their peers as leaders; and | | |

| |need financial assistance to attend college. | | |

|Champaign –Urbana Optimist Club |Eligible applicants are high school students planning to |Form/Essay_Rules_PAD-E_13-14.p|Dec 17, 2013 |

|Essay Scholarship |attend college after graduating from high school. |df | |

| |Students must compose an original essay addressing the | | |

| |following prompt: How dreams lead to success. This | | |

| |scholarship is worth $2,500. | | |

|NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation|Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who|YEA |Dec. 17, 2013 |

| |plan to enroll in college or a vocational institute in the| | |

| |fall and who own or operate an established business. | | |

|Emergency Educational Grants |The Emergency Educational Grant program provides financial|enf/scholars/eefgrants.cfm |Between July 1 and|

| |assistance to children of deceased or totally disabled | |Dec. 31 |

| |Elks, who wish to obtain or further their college | | |

| |education. | | |

|Foundation for Individual Rights |Essay contest open to all juniors and senior in high |On line: contests |Jan. 1, 2014 |

|(FIRE): Freedom in Academia Essay|school students. This scholarship is worth a maximum of |Paper: | |

|Contest |$10,000 and a minimum of $1,000. |Complete Pink Request Form | |

|GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who|. 9, 2014 |

|Program |demonstrate exemplary leadership, drive, integrity and |ps.aspx | |

| |citizenship. Additionally applicants must have a minimum | | |

| |GPA of a 3.0 and demonstrate financial need. | | |

|University of Michigan: Geisinger |Eligible applicants are seniors planning to attend the |. 15, 2014 |

|Scholarship Program |University of Michigan majoring in engineering. |/ | |

|(New Scholarship) | | | |

|Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, |Eligible applicants are graduating high seniors with a |Complete a Pink Request Form |Jan. 18, 2014 |

|Incorporated Resilience |minimum of a 2.5 GPA, reside in Champaign County, are | | |

|Scholarship |African-American and plan to enroll in a degree seeking | | |

|(New Scholarship) |college in the Fall of 2104. Applicants must be able to | | |

| |attend the Finer Womanhood Breakfast on March 8, 2014 at | | |

| |10:00am. | | |

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|Elks Legacy Awards |Any child or grandchild of a living Elk who joined the |enf/scholars/legacy.cfm |Jan. 31, 2014 |

| |order on or before April 1, 2011, or a charter member of a| | |

| |Lodge that was instituted on or after April 1, 2011, is | | |

| |eligible to apply. The Elk must also be a financial member| | |

| |(has paid dues) through March 31, 2014. | | |

| |Great-grandchildren are not eligible; the applicant must | | |

| |be a high school senior. If the applicant’s parent and | | |

| |grandparent are both Elk members, the applicant must apply| | |

| |through the parent’s Elks Lodge. Applicants must take the | | |

| |SAT or the ACT by Dec. 31, 2013. | | |

|Playing with Purpose Award |Eligible applicants are current sophomore, junior or | |Feb. 1, 2014 |

| |senior high school students who have a minimum of a 2.0 | | |

| |GPA, are varsity level athletes in one or more sports and | | |

| |are committed followers of Jesus Christ. | | |

|National Society Daughters of the |Eligible applicants are deserving students who are U.S. | |Feb. 15, 2014 |

|American Revolution |citizens, demonstrating financial need and plan to attend | | |

| |an Illinois public university or junior college. | | |

| |Applicants must be sponsored by a DAR chapter and complete| | |

| |the Illinois Daughters of the American Revolution | | |

| |Scholarship Application and the Illinois State Scholarship| | |

| |Financial need form. | | |

|General Henry Dearborn American |Eligible applicants are students planning to major in | |Feb. 15, 2014 |

|History Scholarship |American history and are sponsored by a DAR chapter. This | | |

| |scholarship is worth $1,000. | | |

|David Hester Bloom & Mary Ellen |Eligible applicants are students planning to attend the | |Feb. 15, 2014 |

|Bloom Scholarship |University of Illinois and are eligible for membership in | | |

| |DAR/SAR. Students should contact: Director of Student | | |

| |Financial Aid, 400 Student Services Building, 610 East | | |

| |John Street, Champaign, Il 61820 for more information. | | |

|Illinois AMVETS Sad Sacks Nursing |Eligible applicants are graduating seniors who have been | |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|Scholarship |accepted into a pre-approved nursing program, have a | | |

|(New Scholarship) |satisfactory academic record and exhibit financial need. | | |

| |Preference will be given to all applicants who are a child| | |

| |or grandchild of a Veteran. | | |

|Illinois AMVETS Service Foundation|Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|(New Scholarship) |have taken the ACT or SAT. Preference will be given to | | |

| |all applicants who are a child or grandchild of a Veteran.| | |

|Illinois AMVETS Junior ROTC |Eligible applicants are applicants are graduating high | |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|Scholarship |school seniors who have taken the ACT or SAT and have | | |

|(New Scholarship) |participated in a Junior ROTC program. Preference will be| | |

| |given to all applicants who are a child or grandchild of a| | |

| |Veteran. | | |

|Illinois AMVETS Trade School |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|Scholarship |have been accepted in a pre-approved trade school program.| | |

| |Preference will be given to all applicants who are a child| | |

| |or grandchild of a Veteran. | | |

|Illinois AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|Memorial Scholarship |are a child of grandchild of a Veteran of the Unites | | |

|(New Scholarship) |States of America who served after September 15, 1940 and | | |

| |was honorably discharged or is presently serving in the | | |

| |military. | | |

|Illinois AMVETS Ladies Auxiliary |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|Worchild Scholarship |are the child of a decreased father or mother who was a | | |

|(New Scholarship) |Veteran of the United States of America who served after | | |

| |September 15, 1940 and was honorably discharged. They need| | |

| |not be killed in action or died as a result of a | | |

| |service-connected disability. | | |

|The Illinois Odd Fellow-Rebekah |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who|ioof- |Mar. 1, 2014 |

|Scholarship Award |are United States citizens, a resident of Illinois, |or | |

|(New Scholarship) |exhibit financial need (submit IRS 1040), have a minimum |Complete Pink Request Form | |

| |of a 2.0 GPA and plan to attend college in the Fall. | | |

|Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite |Eligible applicants are graduating high school students | |Apr. 1, 2014 |

|32 Masons Valley of Danville |who plan to enter the field of health care. | | |

|Health Career Fields | | | |

|(New Scholarship) | | | |

|Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |Apr. 1, 2014 |

|Illinois |have a father, grandfather, brother or uncle who is or was| | |

|(New Scholarship) |a member in good standing as an Illinois Master Mason. The| | |

| |member must have been active for the 2013-14 academic year| | |

| |and this scholarship is worth $1,750. | | |

|C-U Optimist Senior Scholarship |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who|Complete a Pink Request Form |April 12, 2014 |

|(New Scholarship) |plan to pursue a career that will enhance the community or| | |

| |youth and has been involved with community service. This | | |

| |scholarship is worth $1,000. | | |

|Robert B. Perkins |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |Apr. 1, 2014 |

|(New Scholarship) |have a father, grandfather, brother or uncle who is or was| | |

| |a member in good standing as a Scottish Rite Mason in an | | |

| |Illinois Valley Lodge. | | |

|Abbott & Fenner |Eligible applicants are junior and senior high school |scholarships@scholarshi|June 14, 2014 |

|Scholarship |students who plan to attend college after graduating from |ps.htm | |

| |high schools. Applicants must complete an application and | | |

| |create an original response to the following prompt: Every| | |

| |generation faces new challenges and new problems. What do | | |

| |you think is the biggest difference between your | | |

| |generation and older generations? How do you think these | | |

| |differences will affect the future of our country and/or | | |

| |your career choice ? | | |

|BigSun Scholarship |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |June 20, 2014 |

| |plan to pursue post-secondary education in the Fall of | | |

| |2014 and have participated in a sport in high school. | | |

| |This scholarship is worth $500. | | |

|Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund |Eligible applicants are graduating high school seniors who| |June, 30, 2014 |

| |meet one of the following: | | |

| |The dependent son or daughter of a U.S. soldier, Sailor, | | |

| |Airman, Guardsman or Marine who has become permanently | | |

| |disabled as a result of an operational mission or training| | |

| |accident | | |

| |The dependent son or daughter of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, | | |

| |Airman, Guardsman or Marine who has been killed in action | | |

| |The dependent son or daughter of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, | | |

| |Airman, Guardsman or Marine who has been classified as a | | |

| |Prisoner of War (POW) or Missing in Action (MIA). | | |

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|Minority Scholarship Information |

|The Hispanic Scholarship Fund |Available to Latino high school seniors who plan to | |

| |enroll in college. Students must be of Hispanic | |

| |heritage, be U. S. Citizens or legal permanent | |

| |residents, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00.4.00 | |

| |and apply for federal financial aid using the FAFSA. | |

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|General Scholarship Information |

|Eureka College |Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program Scholarship: |eureka.edu |

| |Application deadline is Jan. 10, 2014 | |

|Indiana University: Automatic Academic |Various merit-based scholarships for incoming freshman: |scholarships.indiana.edu |

|Scholarships |Application deadline Nov. 1 | |

|Lake Forest College |In-state scholarships for Illinois students |lakeforest.edu/scholarships |

|Illinois State University |Various |FinancialAid.ilstu.edu/scholarships |

|Marquette University |Various |Marquette.edu/scholarships |

|Oral Roberts University |Whole Person Scholarship |wholeperson.oru.edu |

|Presbyterian College |Various | |

|Southeastern University |Various Scholarships |seuniversity.edu |

|Western Illinois University |Various Scholarships |wiu.edu/scholarships |

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|Air Force ROTC |There are several opportunities for college students to |scholarships/incolschol/incolProgram.php|

| |compete for scholarships. Some scholarships are | |

| |competitive and others are on a fully qualified basis | |

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